Law:
MLB: Dodgers' lawyers conflicted, should be removed
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Sidley Austin LLP Adds Bankruptcy Lawyers to the Firm's Executive Committee and Management Committee
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Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Bill Topped $1.36B Last Month
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Myrtle Beach lawyer Pavilack's assets to be sold
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Age-Old Legal Principle Declines
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Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Chinastockwatch.com, Gas Drilling in Court News
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So How Much are the Lawyers Making Off the NBA Lockout?
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Paul Weiss Wants Fun Intellectuals
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If you build it, they will come. But will they return?
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Prominent Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Ordered to Pay Up After Losing Breach of Contract Trial
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2nd Circuit Revives Suit Against Leeds Morelli, Says Clients Couldn’t OK ‘Enormous’ Conflict
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Stage Set for High Court to Review Health-Care Law
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MoneyBall and Law Firms Counts for Beans
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Commendable Comment Award
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UK’s Ashurst and Australia’s Blake Dawson Plan Major Global Firm with Focus on Asia
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Switching Sides from Corporate Work to Plaintiffs Firms
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Madoff, Carter's, News Corp., Goldman, Macquarie Court News
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An Open Letter to My Future Employer: Hire These People Instead
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Glamorous Work Eludes ‘Hollywood’ Lawyer
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SEC Inspector General Hits $120K in Payments to Law Prof Heading ‘Office of Smart People’
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The Worst Person to Take Law School Advice From Is Someone Who Didn’t Attend Law School
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Law School by the Numbers
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A 1L’s Guide to Highlighter Colors
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Loan Repayment Options for Those Considering Public Interest Legal Careers
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Advice for Choosing a Law School for Those Interested in Public Interest Law Careers
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Eve of Destruction
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ABA stalls on honing law schools' jobs placements reports
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Big Change in Graduate School Loans Flew Under the Radar
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Same-Sex Dorms: The Dumbest Controversy This Month?
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Judge more than doubles Casey Anthony's bill to over $217,000
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D.A. Seeks Ex-Associate's Extradition From Hong Kong
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Law school grad sentenced to 3 years in prison for dealing meth
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Amanda Knox:'she-devil'
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Lawyer: Knox is like Jessica Rabbit
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6 Laws You've Broken Without Even Realizing It
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"The Good Wife" - Legal fades into background
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Thousands run in underwear to protest Utah laws
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Judges:
Justice Scalia Takes Sides in Same-Sex Dorm Dispute
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Judge in ‘Cash-for-Kids’ Scheme Gets 17.5 Years
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States debate judicial elections versus appointed bench
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Judge Who Left Granddaughter in Car Gets Deferred Prosecution Agreement
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What is a Supreme Court Justice Worth and Does Justice Sotomayor Need A Second Job?
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Scalia Defends Moral Judgment and Law Schools That Embrace It
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Courts & Budget Cuts: Accidental, brutal form of tort reform
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Another NY Judge Resigns Over Wages
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Wall Street:
Stock index futures signal further gains
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All Markets Are Up Again As World Concludes Europe's Perfectly Fine
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Stocks jump on hopes for a Europe fix; Dow up 272
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Occupy Wall Street activists name officer over pepper spray incident
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Queens Councilman: Wall Street Protestors Need To Find Jobs
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The Occupy Wall Street Protestors Are Starting To Get Foul
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Wall Street elites enjoy police protection
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Goldman Sachs Wins Dismissal of Shareholder Suit Over Employee Bonuses
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Goldman Reportedly Preparing Deeper Cuts
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Layoffs:
'Massive jobs shortfall' predicted for global economy
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Slump Alters Jobless Map in U.S., With South Hit Hard
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Macy's to hire more holiday workers this year
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Macy's to add 78,000 holiday jobs
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Goldman Prepares Drastic New Cuts Ahead Of Rumored Quarterly Loss
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HUD, senators scramble as program to help jobless homeowners expires
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Obama: Jobs Plan Would 'Jump Start' Growth
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Cracking down on job-candidate credit checks
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Autos:
UAW and Ford lay groundwork as contract talks deepen
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Chrysler, United Auto Workers Restart Contract Talks After Breakdown
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Debt Collection:
Debt collection is the new growth industry
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Credit Counseling:
Man Charged With Impersonating Federal Agencies In Debt Relief Scheme
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Oil/Gas:
Oil Drops Near Seven-Week Low on European Crisis, US Economy
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Banking:
UBS CEO Resigns, Board Affirms Commitment to Investigation, Changes
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UBS Bankers Face Dwindling Options
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Swiss bank urged to use a much sharper axe
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Ermotti Inherits UBS in 'Disarray'
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The Most Powerful Women in Banking
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Consumers Face Rising Bank Fees, Fewer Perks
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Denver has nation's highest ATM surcharges and bounced check fees
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Celebs:
Martino bankruptcy creditor comes to his defense
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Second creditor says Tom Martino did not commit fraud
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Tom Martino: Allegations of shifting assets involving past bankruptcy filing by wife Holly
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Martha Stewart Is Out of SEC Jail
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Eva Longoria's Beso restaurant's fate in hands of CityCenter mall
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Aviation:
Bankrupt Airline Flies Again ----- on TV
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AMR Bankruptcy Talk Takes Flight Again
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Eviction of Commander from airport can proceed
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Baseball:
Uncertain future hanging over Dodgers
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Selig Threatens to Kick Dodgers Out of MLB
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Frank McCourt goes on a fishing expedition
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Accounting:
Deloitte accused of missing fraud at mortgage firm
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Accounting:
Europe to Propose Tougher Rules for Auditing Firms
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Retailing:
Bankruptcy judge approves Borders IP sale to Barnes & Noble
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Entertainment:
Public Media Works Files Voluntary Chapter 11 Petition
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Building Materials:
Oregon's Jeld-Wen plans smaller bond sale
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Economy:
IMF to increase resources to more than $1 trillion
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Christine Lagarde: IMF may need billions in extra funding
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Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey picks up, Home Sales Distressing Gap
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Chicago Fed: Economic activity weakened in August
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Confidence to improve only slightly in Sept .
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Plan B: Flood the markets
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Fed's Bullard says asset purchases a potent tool
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Fed's Kocherlakota Says Central Banks Could Guarantee Debts
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US Has More Serious Problems Than Europe
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Economic Confidence Slid in Past Week, Mirroring U.S. Stocks
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Gallup: Half think govt is 'immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens'
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Bloomberg calls Buffett Rule 'theatrics'
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Buffett could easily pay taxes like the rest of us
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Hundreds sell their own burial plots to make some quick cash
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Gold vending machine
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Most Food Stamp Recipients Have No Earned Income
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Warren Buffett Scorns Stock Buybacks (Except Now)
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Obama, on US jobs tour, chides Europe on debt woes
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Geithner Says Obama Jobs Plan Will Rebuild U.S. Infrastructure
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$200K Per Job? Timothy Geithner Says White House Jobs Plan Is Still a Bargain
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Debt Agreement at Risk as Lawmakers Target Cuts
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Coke chief criticizes US tax rules; Says China more business friendly
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Trader bonuses could take a big pay cut if this new Volcker Rule passes
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US crime and GDP: Falling together
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Gold Plunges Below $1,650 in Record Drop
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We've created a dismal future
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Senate Brokers Agreement To Prevent Shutdown; House Must Still Act
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Can you live on $9 an hour?
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Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Real Estate:
New home sales fall, again
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On Pace for Record Low New Home Sales in 2011
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Home Prices in US Cities Probably Fell in July From Year Ago
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Survey shows first-time homebuyers growing weary of short sales
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Epic Stakes in Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Mortgage War
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Freddie Mac Mishandled Loan Reviews, May Have Spared Banks, Watchdog Says
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Report says housing agency failed to check Freddie and Fannie mortgage settlements with BofA
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Linden Ponds emerges from bankruptcy with $142M bond refi
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Goldman Sachs Asks Judge to Put Thornburg Mortgage Suit on Hold
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Harris Doubts `Real Growth' in U.S. Housing Until 2013
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Wetenhall Says U.S. Home Prices May Fall 5%-15% in 2012
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Deloitte Sued for $7.6 Billion in Taylor Bean Collapse
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Florida's top justice orders review of foreclosure mediation program
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Celebs:
Funk legend Sly Stone homeless and living in a van in LA
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Fraud:
Feds create task force to end payments to dead people after $600M paid out
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Preet Bharara to speak at Rajaratnam's business school
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Ezri Namvar, The "Bernie Madoff of Beverly Hills," Faces Up To 10 Years In Prison
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Merkin funds win dismissal of Madoff lawsuits
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Rating Agencies:
SEC May Recommend Legal Action Against S&P Over CDO Ratings
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SEC Notice to S&P May Signal Enforcement Cases Against Credit Rating Firms
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Solar:
Solyndra Creditors Seek Delay in Bankruptcy Auction
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Solyndra,creditors find common ground on sale plan
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Obama advisors raised warning flags before Solyndra bankruptcy
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Solyndra Was Just a Bad Bet From the Beginning
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Oil Billionaire's Charity, Backing Obama, Sought Solyndra in Tulsa
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California Democratic Party Among Solyndra's Creditors
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The Half-Billion Solyndra Debacle -- Why Is Steven Chu Energy Secretary?
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How GOP Is Using Solyndra to Kill Clean Energy
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Solyndra , Solyndra , Solyndra (deep breath)Solyndra
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The Moral of the Tale of Solyndra
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After Solyndra
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The Navy's Own Solyndra
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What Role Should Government Play in Energy Production?
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Rice's firm also worked for Solyndra
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Corporate Reform:
Bill Seeks to Ease Sarbanes-Oxley for Small Firms
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Privacy:
Privacy vs. bankruptcy: case lesson on when customer data is not for sale
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Municipalities:
Cities Across U.S. Grapple With Tax Revenue Drop as Costs Rise, Aid Falls
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Public Workers May Face Big Cuts From Congress
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Mendocino Coast recreation district exploring bankruptcy
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Is Texas Really a Low Cost Tax State?
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Food/Beverage:
Pat & Oscar's files for bankruptcy
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SSI Group Holding Corp. (d/b/a Souper Salad & Grandy's)Creditors' Committee Appointed, Selects Counsel
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Health Care:
Negotiations Needed to Sell Hospital Still Ongoing
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Owners of Bayonne Medical Center spent $350K on lobbyists and political campaigns in past 2 years, records show
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Bankruptcy Crimes:
Former mortgage broker gets prison in fraud case
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Credit/Debit Cards:
How The Durbin Amendment Led To Massive Political Controversy
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A Double-Bonus Of Unintended Consequences, Courtesy Of Dick Durbin
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Derivatives:
Five Banks Account For 96% Of The $250 Trillion In Outstanding US Derivative Exposure
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Accounting:
EU to propose audit-only firms and mandatory rotation
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Big Four auditors face massive shake-up
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KPMG to lead UBS investigation
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Deloitte reports 8% rise in global revenue
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Investors Might Want to Tread Carefully Around Companies with High Audit Fees
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PwC Manager, Exploring New Career Opportunities, Accidentally Makes Entire Office Aware of It
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Lehman:
JPMorgan seeks to move Lehman's $8.6 billion lawsuit
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Media:
News Corp. Marketer Used Mafia Lessons to Instill Fear, Respect
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Lawyer for Phone-Hacking Victims Targets News Corp. With Class Action
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Book Reviews:
Touring the Ruins of the Old Economy
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Corporate Governance:
Some Thoughts About "Board Accountability"
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(3 new opinions today)
Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
(large downloads)
UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Miscellaneous:
Solyndra, FGIC, Spiegel, Taylor Bean, Mountain City
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Rochelle on Madoff Decision and Upcoming Bankruptcies
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Venue:
House panel considers change of rule on venue in Chapter 11 cases
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Cash Collateral:
In re Delco Oil, Inc.: Critical for vendors to determine whether a debtor has authorization to use cash collateral
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Avoidance Actions:
Tribune Co. creditors seek to let 'small fish' off hook
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Barclays Capital Inc. Opposition to Pirinate Consulting Group’s Motion to Amend it Avoidance Complaint
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Jurisdiction:
The Stern Files
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Exemptions:
Exemption Policy: Sometimes it Doesn’t Pay to be Debt Free
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Insurance:
Ruling threatens investors' life-insurance bets
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Religion:
Catholic Diocese of Wilmington emerges from bankruptcy
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Politics:
"The president praises Warren, whom he says he met at Harvard Law School, as though they are old friends. They're not."
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Warren tax diatribe misses root cause of middle-class malaise
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Elizabeth Warren misses the point
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Warren's war on wealth: should the rich pay more?
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Former White House Adviser Warren Looking for Blue-Collar Connection in Massachusetts Senate Race
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Elizabeth Warren's Ridiculous Rant
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Obama, Elizabeth Warren , and the argument over `class warfare'
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Cain nearly quit campaign before Florida straw poll, calls Obama a ‘liar’
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It Turns Out Rick Perry Owes His "Texas Miracle" To Two Things He Hates
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Romney, Harvard Grad With Harvard Advisers, Rips ‘Harvard Faculty Lounge’
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Congress Can't Even Agree on Easy Stuff
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M&A:
Worst Quarter for M&A Since 2009
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Mass Torts:
Spill inquiry focuses on pressure readings
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Marketing:
Ketz Sees a `High Probability' of Groupon Bankruptcy
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IMF:
IMF's Lagarde sets her own style with hard truths
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UK:
Miliband Pledges to Tax U.K. Asset Strippers, Reward Innovation
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Families face £5000 bill to bail our debt-stricken Euro nations
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Debt fears as profits plummet
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BAE Systems to cut up to 3,000 UK jobs
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UK businesses are losing more than £10bn a year as inflation erodes any interest earned
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Tony Blair's Obsession with Making Money
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Appointment of Administrators - 26 September 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 26 September 2011
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EU:
Euro zone damps talk of rapid debt crisis steps
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Euro Zone Primer: Where Things Stand
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Banks May Need $202B Euro-TARP Program: JPMorgan
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EU Official Cited Anonymously On CNBC Says New EFSF Plan Is Virtually Ready To Go
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Pound Rises Against Euro on European Debt Concerns; Gilts Fall
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Eurozone bites wider bailout bullet
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Soros: Failing To Resolve The Euro Debt Crisis Will Trigger A Breakdown Of The Global Financial System
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ECB to Shun Managing Regional Bailout Fund
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Funds seek action on bigger bank rescue pot
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Larger Europe bailout fund could weigh on ratings: S&P
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The eurozone and the danger zone
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Analysts Disappointed by IMF, World Bank Meeting
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The global economy waits on action from Berlin
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A Children's Treasury of Failed European Rescue Plans
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France Seen Moving Towards Bank Bailout
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Is A "Paulson Moment" The Only Thing That Can Save Europe?
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PIIGS:
Greece races for parliament backing after IMF talks
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Bankruptcy threat to Greece as euro ministers delay vital €8bn
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Papandreou Says Greece 'Not Poor,' Can Overcome Debt Crisis
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Greece: will get loans in time to avoid default
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Disorderly default, almost as bad as civil war
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German Leader Reaffirms Backing for Greece
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Foreign minister looks to tax financial transactions
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Papandreou Tests Party Backing in Greek Parliamentary Vote on Property Tax
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Greece needs to default on its debt and exit the eurozone
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Greece denies holding debt default talks
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Merkel: Greek default would destroy faith in Europe
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Italy Sells $19.6 Billion of Debt as Borrowing Costs Rise
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ie: Fall In House Prices Accelerates
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France:
French socialists sense change after vote; Troubles pile up for Sarkozy
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Canada:
Canadian Currency Slides to Weakest in More Than a Year on Europe Concern
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Russia:
Police raid Moscow bank linked to liberals
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Russia's finance chief rebels over Putin plan
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Russia feels the pain as investors take flight
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Japan:
Fukushima Desolation Worst Since Nagasaki as Population Flees
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Tepco Needs Reactor Restarts or Faces Insolvency , Nikkei Says
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China:
China Developers Face More 'Severe' Credit Outlook, S&P Says
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Chinese PC makers face crisis as wages rise
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Anonymous faction alleges China farming fraud
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A closer look at why business owners are defaulting like mad in Wenzhou
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New Zealand:
Bargain hunters eye Serepisos' property empire
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Party's over for bankrupt Terry Serepisos
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Korea:
Depositors Swarm Korean Thrifts Following Bank Closures
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